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Relatively cheap EVs from China are increasingly seen on Australian roads.
But you won’t find many in the US, because of hefty tariffs and bans due to national security concerns.
Now Swedish based, but Chinese owned Polestar is set to stop selling in the US market from next year due to a crackdown on Chinese-linked vehicles.
Today, cyber security expert and former advisor to prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, Alastair MacGibbon on what the Chinese government could do to the cars if it really wanted to.
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Alastair MacGibbon, cyber security expert
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When you say 'affordable housing' there’s a natural scepticism.
Across the country developers are being offered perks to be part of schemes supposed to give people a chance to rent without draining their pay packets.
But who gets to live in these 'affordable’ rentals and who sets the rent and when it can go up?
Today, Pat McGrath on his Four Corners investigation into whether 'affordable’ rentals actually are affordable.
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Pat McGrath, ABC investigative reporter
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It’s the most lucrative sports broadcast deal in history, worth $5.3 billion for seven years.
The deal between the NRL and broadcasters Nine and Foxtel outstrips the previous $4.5 billion deal the AFL secured in 2022.
Today, sports media expert Merryn Sherwood from La Trobe University on how the rugby league managed it and who ultimately pays the cost.
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Merryn Sherwood, Senior Lecturer in journalism at La Trobe University
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On Monday, China’s military launched a nuclear capable ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean from a submarine hidden in the sea off China.
It gave Australia and other nations about 24 hours’ notice.
So, what’s XI Jinping up to?
Today, Sam Roggeveen from the Lowy Institute on China’s massive expansion of its nuclear arsenal and what it means for us.
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Sam Roggeveen, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute
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Even an extraordinary intervention by the US president couldn’t save his soccer team, with the USA now out of the FIFA World Cup after being thrashed by Belgium.
Donald Trump has admitted calling FIFA to urge the governing body to overturn a red card ban for the star American player Folarin Balogun.
He was allowed to play after what FIFA insists was an independent process, but has the meddling undermined the World Cup?
Today, sport integrity expert Catherine Ordway on what it says about the sport and what needs to change.
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Catherine Ordway, sport integrity expert from the University of New South Wales Canberra Business School
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Vladimir Putin's war is running off course as the Russian capital Moscow comes under repeated Ukrainian attack.
Ukrainian strikes are leading to major fuel shortages and growing discontent among the Russian people.
Today, Simon Shuster, a staff writer at The Atlantic magazine on how Putin is reacting to growing pressure.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic magazine
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Last month the Trump administration forced AI company Anthropic to shut down two of its most powerful models because of national security concerns.
It’s now lifted the ban, but while attention has been on the US, China has released an AI model that rivals the most advanced American offerings at a much lower price.
Today, ABC finance expert Alan Kohler on what that means the tech bros in Silicon Valley.
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Alan Kohler, ABC finance presenter and columnist
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For decades, the US has been one of Israel’s staunchest allies.
But there’s a shift underway in America. US President Donald Trump and his deputy JD Vance have publicly criticised the Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and polling shows Americans have increasingly negative views of his government.
Today, Guy Ziv, associate director of Israel studies at American University on what’s driving the backlash.
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Guy Ziv, associate professor at American University’s Department of Foreign Policy and Global Security and associate director of Israel studies at American University
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A data centre boom is underway that promises to help drive Australia’s economic growth.
We’re seen as a key location for the data centres that drive the latest AI technology.
But a lot of the revenue generated by the multinational big tech firms won’t come anywhere near Australia, so should the taxpayers hosting the data centres get a bigger cut of the profits?
Today, independent economist Saul Eslake on how we’re cashing in on AI.
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Saul Eslake, independent economist
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When the Iran war broke out, we were warned of an oil shock not seen since the 1970s when fuel was rationed.
We were told the price of oil could reach $200 a barrel and airlines might ground planes.
But that hasn’t happened and now petrol prices are back down to where they were before the war.
Today the ABC’s Laura Tingle on how China is cushioning the world economy.
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Laura Tingle, ABC Global Affairs Editor
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One Nation has had a seismic surge in support since the start of the year, so how is it managing to attract attention and potentially voters?
Part of it is One Nation and Pauline Hanson’s prolific use of social media.
At the same time, we’ve seen former Nine journalist Karl Stefanovic embrace podcasting that platforms right-wing figures.
Today, marketing expert Toby Ralph on why outrage goes so well online.
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Toby Ralph, marketing strategist who specialising in persuasion
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We love Aussie rules football, but like other contact sports it comes with risk of head knocks for the players.
New figures based on analysis of the brains of deceased players, reveal a big increase in the number of them known to have the degenerative brain disease CTE.
Is the AFL doing enough to support families after a tragedy and inform players at all levels of the game about the risks associated with football?
Today, Four Corners reporter Jess Halloran on her investigation into CTE and the AFL.
Be aware, this episode discusses mental health and suicide. If you or anyone you know needs help, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14
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Jess Halloran, Four Corners reporter
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The US Vice President JD Vance is the chief negotiator, tasked with coming up with a enduring peace deal with Iran.
But is the United States willing to put in the time and the effort to seal a new deal with the Islamic Republic?
Today, Nate Swanson, who worked on Iran policy in the Obama, Biden and Trump administrations on why a deal may never be done.
He explains his view that Iran risks overplaying its hand and giving away it’s ‘golden ticket’ security guarantee if it pursues short term gains with fees on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Nate Swanson, resident senior fellow and director of the Iran Strategy Project at the Atlantic Council
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It’s an AI company valued at almost a trillion dollars, but Donald Trump is clipping Anthropic’s wings.
The US president effectively banned the company's state of the art Claude AI models Mythos 5 and Fable 5, citing security concerns.
But how founded are those concerns and is it problem that the US government can control the release of groundbreaking AI?
Today, Sharon Goldman, journalist and founder of Ground Level AI on what happens next.
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Sharon Goldman, journalist and founder of Ground Level AI
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There’s a revolving door at 10 Downing Street, a prime minister goes in and they’re popped out again.
This time it was Keir Starmer.
Can his likely successor, the former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham last the distance?
Today, Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics at Deakin University on why Britain’s woeful economy will make it hard.
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Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University
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Before the war it was open, safe and toll free, but now the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the biggest problems for Donald Trump as he tries to end the war and keep peace talks on track.
While the global oil supply has been disrupted for months, petrol price here are now as low as they were before the war began.
Today, energy analyst Kevin Morrison on how long that can last.
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Kevin Morrison, energy analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
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Ukraine is now striking deep inside Russia using drones developed during its war with its invading neighbour.
At the same time, the Ukrainian military has been regaining some its territory using short range drones.
The embrace of new technologies is giving Ukraine an edge in the war and bringing to fight to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep.
But that doesn’t mean the war is set to end any time soon.
Today, Professor Michael C. Horowitz, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations on how Ukraine is changing the war.
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Michael C. Horowitz, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania
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This week Pauline Hanson addressed the National Press Club and a new poll showed she is Australia’s preferred prime minister.
Today, columnist, author and academic, Waleed Aly, on how One Nation could win the next election and why it’s so hard for the major parties to stop the rise of Pauline Hanson.
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Waleed Aly, co-host of The Minefield on ABC Radio National, a columnist, author and politics lecturer at Monash University
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Australia’s Socceroos were underdogs going into their World Cup match against Türkiye.
They achieved a surprise win, but can they do the same in their next match against the host nation USA?
The young team and coach Tony Popovic will have to beat the odds.
Today, sport journalist Niav Owens, who’s a host of the SBS coverage of the FIFA World Cup, on why it might not be an easy win for the Americans and what success could mean for football in Australia.
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Niav Owens, host of the SBS FIFA World Cup coverage
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Australia led the way, now the UK government has announced its own ban on social media for under 16s.
But six months since the restrictions came into force here, are they really working, given most young teenagers who were using social media still are?
Today, Amanda Third, co-director of the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University on what we need to do to help our children be safe online.
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Professor Amanda Third, co-director of the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University, an academic advisor to the eSafety Commissioner and a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
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